{"product_id":"london-textile-month-installation-woven-lives-in-spitalfields-chris-dyson-x-christopher-farr-at-museum-of-the-home","title":"Tuesday 22 September, 10-5 p.m.: Installation, Woven Lives in Spitalfields: Chris Dyson x Christopher Farr at Museum of the Home","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/museumofthehome.org.uk\/whats-on\/woven-lives-in-spitalfields-chris-dyson-x-christopher-farr\/\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMuseum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" href=\"https:\/\/museumofthehome.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Museum of the Home\u003c\/a\u003e is the only museum in the world dedicated to exploring the meaning and experience of home. Housed within historic almshouses in East London, the museum examines how domestic life has evolved over the past four centuries through period interiors, everyday objects and contemporary displays. Through exhibitions, collections and public programmes, the museum invites visitors to consider how homes reflect changing ideas about family, identity, work, technology and community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"559\"\u003eEvent Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"event-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"event-detail__info\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpens 22 September 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main-text\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"section text-html container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"trans-eng\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"section about-event\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"section sidebar-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid grid-1-3 container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sidebar-content__content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main-text\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"section text-html container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"trans-eng\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lead-text\"\u003eWoven Lives in Spitalfields: Christopher Farr x Chris Dyson appear as part of the Museum of the Home’s re-imagined 1690s period room presenting the domestic world of a recently arrived Huguenot family establishing a new life in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main-text\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"section text-html container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"trans-eng\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis intervention explores histories of migration, refuge, labour and belonging through the lens of the home to offer a contemporary dialogue with this historic context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the experiences of French Protestant refugees who settled in Spitalfields in the late seventeenth century, the room re-interprets the period interior through textiles, furnishing and domestic detail. Developed for London Textile Month, expert producers of custom rugs Christopher Farr has partnered with local resident and award-winning architect Chris Dyson to produce a modern interpretation of an historic Huguenot textile design. Installed in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/museumofthehome.org.uk\/whats-on\/rooms-through-time\/a-parlour-in-1695\/\"\u003eA Parlour in 1695\u003c\/a\u003e, the ‘Spitalfields’ rug is informed by a fragment of original silk tapestry ornamented with flowers and fruit motifs, referencing the local Spitalfields Market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe installation highlights the central role of weaving and textile production in the rapid transformation of the local area and in shaping London’s wider cultural life. In doing so, this invites visitors to reflect on the continuing relationship between migration and homemaking, asking how people create belonging through objects, craft, family and everyday domestic rituals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003eChristopher Farr are expert producers of custom rugs, designed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003ein close collaboration with their clients. Almost 40 years ago,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003eChristopher Farr set out to protect and preserve the world’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003eweaving traditions, while exploring the creative possibilities of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003edesign. Since then, they have \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003emaintained\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e a dedication to quality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003eand an uncompromising pursuit of beauty that has helped \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003erevolutionise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e rug design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196350013 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW72702459 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW72702459 BCX0\"\u003eChris Dyson Architects is an award-winning architectural studio based in Spitalfields, London, founded by Chris Dyson in 2004. The team has a reputation for intelligent conservation, inventive new\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW72702459 BCX0\"\u003ebuildings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW72702459 BCX0\"\u003e and artist collaborations. Current and recent projects include part of the redevelopment of the Bishopsgate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW72702459 BCX0\"\u003eGoodsyard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW72702459 BCX0\"\u003e, a new building for Harrow Arts Centre, plans for the Truman Brewery’s historic boiler house, the redevelopment of Tracey Emin’s former East End studio, planning for a new City of London hotel, residential conversion at The Charterhouse and a variety of residential schemes in London and Scotland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW72702459 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW72702459 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/museumofthehome.org.uk\/whats-on\/textile-object-encounters\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eView further details about the event here\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/museumofthehome.org.uk\/\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVisit Museum of the Home's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/museumofthehome\/\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eFollow Museum of the Home on Instagram\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Museum Of The Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49045748777195,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1395\/5787\/files\/WovenLivesinSpitalfields-MuseumoftheHome-RoomsThroughTime-AParlourin1695-CreditEmFitzgerald.jpg?v=1783952026","url":"https:\/\/www.selvedge.org\/products\/london-textile-month-installation-woven-lives-in-spitalfields-chris-dyson-x-christopher-farr-at-museum-of-the-home","provider":"Selvedge Magazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}